David Cameron, the prime minister, announced in November (Xetra: A0Z24E - news) that he
will host this year's G8 summit at a luxury golfing resort near
to the site of one of Northern Ireland's worst bomb attacks.

He will welcome leaders at the Lough Erne hotel and golf resort near
Enniskillen in Co Fermanagh.

The summit will take place on June 17-18 just five miles from the site of the
Enniskillen bombing, which was one of the worst to hit Northern Ireland when
it killed 12 people in 1987.

The prime minister said at the time that he wanted people to see that Northern
Ireland (OTC BB: IRLD - news) was "a great place for business, a great place for investment,
a place with an incredibly educated and trained workforce, ready to work for
international businesses."

He added that he also wanted the world to see "what a beautiful place
Northern Ireland is and Lough Erne".

"I hope I won’t have any trouble keeping President [Barack] Obama off the
golf course, because it’s a pretty amazing golf course, but I think it will
be a great moment for Northern Ireland," said Mr Cameron.

Setting out his
priorities for the presidency , Mr Cameron said that he wanted the G8
to focus on the fight against protectionism in global trade, action against
tax avoidance; and promoting greater transparency and openness in
governments.

The last time the UK hosted the G8 summit was in 2005, when the meeting was at
Gleneagles.

Aside from the summit in June, William Hague, the foreign secretary, will also
host his counterparts from the G8 countries in April (Paris: FR0004037125 - news) . They will convene for
the G8 foreign ministers’ meeting at Lancaster House in London.

“I look forward to the UK’s G8 Presidency making headway on the serious
challenges facing our global community today," said Mr Hague.

"Our G8 priorities of advancing trade, ensuring tax compliance and
promoting greater transparency can only take place in an environment of
political stability and peaceful international relations," he added.

And in May, Chancellor George Osborne and Sir Mervyn King, Bank of England
governor, will host a meeting of G7 finance ministers.

"This group remains an important institution and a key forum in which to
grapple with the challenges that face the global economy," said the
chancellor.

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